The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-04
IN rARHEELIA.
Persons and Things ALI Over the Oh
North State.

I Goldsboro's new broom factory is paying
handsomely.
Wllmingtonians pay dog taxes to ths
amount of ST ,003.
Asheville gas-pipe system will be compile
ted next week.
Two new tobacco factories will soon begin
operations 10 Shelby.
Charlotte has tested now electric fire
alarm and will adopt it.
/ The Burlington Neus, with WE. Clapp
as editor, started at Burlington last week.
! The Blackwelps Durham Tobacco Co. has
on hand ten million pounds of leaf tobacco
, There are now eleven orphans in the
Thompson O.phanage Episcopal institu-
ii on) at Charlotte.
A railroad is being proposed, to run from
Gastonia, via All-Healing Springs on to
Hickory Grove in York Co, s. =.
George r. Mcneil, of North Carolina, a
$1,000 clerk in the Post Office Depa rtment
at Washington, has resigned.
little daughter of r. L Helm was shot
in Raleigh last week while standing in her
fathers yard. No one knows who did the
deed.
| Rev. J. G. Schaid, A. III. of Knoxville
Tenn, has been elected President of the
North Carolina College at Concord and has
accepted
| A new military company, to be called the
North State Guards, has been organized in
Warrenton. Over forty names have been
| enrolled.
| The Distrsct conference at GreenviIle N.
c. on Saturday last, raised a$2, 1000 for Trim
ity College, and expected to largely increase
the amount next day.
The Macon county savings bank has
been organized at Franklin with a capital
! of $780, 900, President, j. Johnston; Cashier,
w. r Johnston; Attorney, Kope Elias.
Tie first tobacco of this years crop was
sold Wednesday at Cooper's new warehouse
| in Henderson, Vance county, N G. 1t was
of the goods known as "primings," and
| brought $14.
A battery..of light artillery is now. being
organized at Salisbury also 4 cavalry COM
| pany at Scotland Neck. Six new infantry
| sion to organize
The first passenger train went from
Rocky Mount to Springhope on Monday.
| Springhope is ten miles from Nashville
and about thirty from Raleigh, and is the
presen: terminus of the road
A stranger whose name appears, by papers
found on him, to have been William Nor
fleet, com mitted suicide by shooting, in the
Walker House of Cary, on the 28th; and
Mrs. j. G. Brown hung herself at Apex on
the same day.
Mr.. D. E. Rhyme, of Mt. Holly, is now
prospecting in Cleveland county for the pur-
pose of selecting water puwer suitable for
new cotton factory. Mr.. Rhyme is an ex-
perienced cotton manufacturer; he proposes
to invest cash capital of at least 10000.
Mr. T. K. Rruner, Secretary of the De-
partment of Agriculture, has been appoint
aI Inlar to- N-t l. Nat q,
Forestry Congress, which meets at Spring
field, Ill, September l4-l8 He viii APP
point other delegates.
Under the new schedule Of the N. c. II. r.
which went into effect last Sunday, the pas
senger trains leave Goldsboro at 3 p. 10. in
stead of $50, and lay over in Raleigh only
five minutes instead of two hours and forty
five minutes as heretofore.
Rev. DIR. Norwood, most distinguished
minister of the Protestant Episcopal church
died in Richmond, Va, last week. He was
born and raised in Hillsboro N. c., gradu-
ated at Chapel Hill, and for many years con
Quoted several churches in eastern Carolina.
His death will cause sincere regret through
out our State.
The Richmond & Danville railroad COM
pany has fixed the rate from all points in
North Carolina to the Interstate Conven-
ton to be held in Atlanta. Ga, at ole full
fare for the round trip. This action will
enable many to attend who otherwise could
not, and is highly commendable to the road.
Lexington now has first-class Female
Seminary with Mr.. bred Peacock, a most
scholarly gentleman as its principal. The
building, a handsome two-storv brick, will
be completed by September LIST. 1t was in
corporated by an act of the last General AS
sembly and the first session will begin
Thursday, September 1st, 1887.
Asheville Citizen: Mr.. Calden left yes
terday for Clay county to open fine man.
ganese and nickel mine on which he h as or
ganized stock company with sufficient cap
ital to operate. He informs us that he has
already secured ample space with the Pied
mont Exposition to exhibit the mineral re-
sources of this county, which if fairly repre-
sented will undoubtedly make the best dis
play at the Exposition.
Prof Pegran, in Raleigh ADVOCATE Tho
Raleigh district conference just closed at
Franklinton raised $l,3O2 for the endow-
above, two churches on the Tar River cir
cult virtually pledged $500 each, and Bro
McCullen, of Louisburg, thinks that 81 900
will be secured on that charge. L have no
doubt that $4,000 will be secured on this
district before the meeting of the annual
conference.
The fine Atlantic Hotel at Morehead CITY
was sold last week in that place to the high
est bidder. DR.. G. w. Blacknall bid the
property in for stock company, paving
therefor the sum of S18, 100. The company Is
composed of DR.. G. w. Blacknall, j. S. Carr
Esq of Durham, and Messrs. Barnes &
Branch, of Wilson. The sale does not in
terfere with the lease of Messrs Cox &
Foster Bros for the year 1887.
The law says that when magistrates APP
pointed by the Legislature fail to qualify in
ninety days, the Governor shall fill the va
cancies created. In accordance with this
law the Governor has made many appoint.
ments. One clerk, Hatton, of Guilford, re-
fuses to do so. Papers in mandamus case
have been sworn to upon him, returnable
August 31st. The Republican paper at
Greensboro urged him to do what he has
done, thus defying the law and the Gov err
nor. He will doubtless suffer for his te-
merity.
The name Of Fort Madison, a station ON
the Richmond 4 Danville Railroad, has
been changed to Ben Cleveland, in honor
of Col. Ben Cleveland, a distinguished Off
Ger in the American army in the revolu-
tionary war; Descendants of Col Cleveland
have recently determined to place monu-
ment to his memory and have had
beautiful monument made by Clark & Will
cox of this city. 1t will be unveiled at Ben
Cleveland station July 2sth, on which day
special excursions will be run to give all
who wish TO attend an opportunity of doing
SO. r. A. Childs, of Pickens, will deliver
an appropriate address and many d istin
guished men will be present.-Greenville
NcUs,
The Danbury Reporter says we have it
from what we consider good authority that